Parthian language - Pahlavian self-name - "Pahlavi") - (lit. "Parthian"); dead Iranian language of the north-western subgroup, widespread in the region of Parthia (now Khorasan ). The official language of the empire of the Arshakids and the early Sassanids (248 BC - 224 CE), one of the main languages of preaching and literature in the Manichaean communities of Central Asia [1] .
| Parthian language | |
|---|---|
| Self name | pahlavīk (baklava) |
| Country | Parthia , Khorasan |
| Regions | Iran |
| Official status | Parthia , Sassanid Empire (in the initial period) |
| Total number of speakers | |
| Extinct | it was supplanted by the Middle Persian mainly in the 5th – 6th centuries, and remained in the Manichaean colonies in Turpan as a cult language until the 13th century. |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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| Writing | Aramaic , Manichaean |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | xpr |
| IETF | |
| Glottolog | |
Notes
- ↑ Molchanova E.K. Parthian language. "Languages of the world." Iranian languages. II. Northwest Iranian languages. M. 1999